Many adults in Wisconsin are struggling to make a living...while children have no means to escape poverty. Continuing our series on the working poor, Micah Schweizer examines how poverty affects elementary students and what La Crosse schools are doing to fight it.…

If you’re hungry, it’s hard to concentrate on school, a job or reaching out to help others. From Eau Claire, Mary Jo Wagner focuses on hunger in our series on poverty. …

People living paycheck to paycheck often have to contend with more than life’s day to day needs. Continuing our series on Wisconsin’s Working Poor, Danielle Kaeding talks to working poor people battling discrimination.…

Wisconsin's emergency rooms are seeing more people who can't afford a regular doctor's visit. In WPR's series on the working poor, Shamane Mills examines how rural and urban clinics are providing care to those without enough insurance --- or none at all.…

A little more than a decade ago, Wisconsin garnered national attention when it became the first state to scrap its old welfare system. From its ashes, the W-2 program was born. Continuing our series on the working poor, Shawn Johnson reports on the programs’ efforts to help people out of poverty.…

Many low-income people are facing harder times at home these days. While thousands in Wisconsin wait for subsidized housing, the sub-prime mortgage mess is causing more homeowners to lose their house or pay a lot more to keep it. Chuck Quirmbach has the next story in our Working Poor series.…

We continue our series on the working poor with a look at one of the pitfalls people on a tight budget can fall into. Payday Lenders offer short term loans they say can help meet an emergency cash-flow shortage. But some who take out the loans find themselves in a financial hole that's hard to crawl out of. Patty Murray reports…

Today, we continue Wisconsin Public Radio’s series on the working poor with a look at possible legislative solutions at the state and federal level. Glen Moberg reports…

While poor people are more visible on the streets of Wisconsin cities, they’re also found in the state’s rural communities. For those able to find a job, it can mean a long drive, and a need for a good support system. We conclude our series on the working poor by looking at people trying to make ends meet in rural Wisconsin. Steve Roisum reports from La Crosse …